Network Rail has issued the following press release:
Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are urging passengers to plan ahead if travelling on the East Coast Main Line to and from London between Christmas Day and 30 December (inclusive) as major work takes place.
No trains will run into or out of King’s Cross between 25 and 30 December and a reduced service will be in place from 31 De
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People can now travel using Southern and Thameslink smartphone e-tickets at 11 more railway stations in Sussex and Surrey, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Barcode readers have just been installed on ticket gates at:
Hassocks
Burgess Hill
Haywards Heath
Three Bridge
North Dulwich gets heritage-style makeover
“The Streathams” are brighter and smarter
Southern Railway to enhance every one of its stations
Proud Southern Railway station managers Nathaniel Owen and Steve Fleming are welcoming passengers to their newly spruced-up south London stations. Improvements at North Dulwich and Streatham are among the first to be completed in the train company’s networ
As Covid-19 deepens the poverty crisis, Govia Thameslink Railway partners with local charities across its network once again to support homeless people over the winter season and break stigma associated with homelessness.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail network, will join forces once again with a variety of its regional charity partners this Christmas, to provide support f
With the student travel window opening this Thursday, the UK’s largest rail operator is supporting those that need to travel home by train to do so safely, by sharing information on top tips, travel advice and journey planning tools – in addition to retaining service levels throughout the period.
The Government has called for students travelling home for Christmas to do so from 3rd – 9th Decemb
With the student travel window opening this Thursday, the UK’s largest rail operator is supporting those that need to travel home by train to do so safely, by sharing information on top tips, travel advice and journey planning tools – in addition to retaining service levels throughout the period.
The Government has called for students travelling home for Christmas to do so from 3rd – 9th Decemb
Thameslink and Great Northern passengers are being asked to check before they travel when the updated winter timetable is introduced from Sunday 13 December 2020.
Great Northern will be doubling the length of trains between King’s Lynn and Cambridge to eight carriages following the completion of the £29m Fen Line upgrade, delivered in collaboration with Network Rail. This much-anticipated impro
Southern passengers are being asked to check before they travel when its updated winter timetable is introduced from Sunday 13 December 2020.
In response to customer feedback and passenger demand, new early morning weekday services will be reintroduced on several lines, along with additional Saturday services on the Brighton to Lewes, Brighton to West Worthing, Sutton to London Victoria and Lon
Five young artists have been watching a blacksmith turn their drawings of trains into spectacular metal sculptures, to be installed at Glynde station for passengers and passers by to enjoy.
The artist blacksmith at historic Glynde Forge, Thomas Gontar, was commissioned to create the steel sculptures by the local community, his work being funded by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) as part of its n
Despite the onset of a second national lockdown, the UK’s largest rail operator – Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – launched its first ever Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) with East Sussex College this month. After training and preparing 12 local candidates for employment, the programme is now close to completion.
Designed in partnership with Sussex Skills Solutions (part of East Suss
Luton Airport Parkway station has 'come of age' and is celebrating its 21st birthday this month.
The station was opened in November 1999 to serve Luton Airport. Nine years later it became the first on the north Thameslink route to have its platforms extended to accommodate longer 12-carriage trains as part of the Thameslink Programme (see picture). In April 2013, a new northern entrance was als
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Govia Thameslink Railway and Groundwork East partnership will freshen up 19 stations with new artwork and landscaping
Projects will involve local schools and community groups, and offer a chance for local unemployed people to gain new skills and qualifications
Govia Thameslink Railway
